good question. Probably yes - because usually we can tell only by the looks of the shaft (unless its nature is known for sure).
But still with a big asterisk
Best way would be to list those players/shafts separately
List of pro players who stick to wood as their playing shaft
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But still with a big asterisk
Best way would be to list those players/shafts separately
I have several nice watches, but this cheap little Casio may be my favorite all-round watch.
I paid something like $23 dollars for it over 20 years ago and it is still keeping perfect time. It came with a 10-year battery which lasted longer than 10 years and I now have over 10 years on the second battery.
The little metal bars covering the watch face have helped the crystal from getting scratched from over 20 years of all kinds of banging around. They are removeable, but I kept them on.
This watch is a perfect pool-playing watch. Super light, almost indestructible and cheap.
It comes in a black version, too. The model is BDA-600.
I gotta agree. Timeframe?? 10 years??
Not surprising. Europeans have barely even discovered air conditioning yet...
The arrival of Kielwood shafts has elevated the status of wood shafts. Not only is the feel and acoustics far superior to any
CF shaft on the market but the question about deflection is no longer an issue once you actually play with a KW shaft.
Now just as much as most CF shafts will perform alike or similarly, the same applies to Kielwood shafts. And just like
most players ultimately prefer a CF shaft brand over others, the same also applies to Kielwood made by a cue maker.
The question about deflection can only be answered by playing with a Kielwood shaft. It feels so natural in your bridge
without any glove. The sight picture seems more appealing and what our eyes are accustomed to seeing instead of a
Along black or dark gray stick. The sound of your stroke has a tonal quality that you sense when you struck the cue ball
well. The cue ball goes exactly where you aim and intended it to arrive. I cannot state that any better. It goes where you aim and unless you use extreme English, the shaft exhibits minimal deflection. I think torrefication of maple shafts is the salvation of wood shafts and promises to compete on equal footing with CF shafts in the imminent future.
I started with one Kielwood shaft a year ago and now have 3 KW shafts (radial, 3/8x10 and 3/8 x11). If I was going to
have a cue built, it would definitely have only torrefied maple cue shafts. Kielwood is truly the best version wood shaft.
CF shaft on the market but the question about deflection is no longer an issue once you actually play with a KW shaft.
Now just as much as most CF shafts will perform alike or similarly, the same applies to Kielwood shafts. And just like
most players ultimately prefer a CF shaft brand over others, the same also applies to Kielwood made by a cue maker.
The question about deflection can only be answered by playing with a Kielwood shaft. It feels so natural in your bridge
without any glove. The sight picture seems more appealing and what our eyes are accustomed to seeing instead of a
Along black or dark gray stick. The sound of your stroke has a tonal quality that you sense when you struck the cue ball
well. The cue ball goes exactly where you aim and intended it to arrive. I cannot state that any better. It goes where you aim and unless you use extreme English, the shaft exhibits minimal deflection. I think torrefication of maple shafts is the salvation of wood shafts and promises to compete on equal footing with CF shafts in the imminent future.
I started with one Kielwood shaft a year ago and now have 3 KW shafts (radial, 3/8x10 and 3/8 x11). If I was going to
have a cue built, it would definitely have only torrefied maple cue shafts. Kielwood is truly the best version wood shaft.
Don’t know. I guess when CF blanks will be cheap enough.
There are cheap CF cues today but the quality of the CF is unknown and we’ve seen fakes…
i would think they already are.
Maybe not enough
Maybe the manufacturers have a big stock of shaft wood that they need to finish first.
Not all CF shafts are created equal https://www.becueofficial.com/pages...kZzAkdDE3NTQ5NTA0OTUkajYwJGwwJGgxNjI1NzIwNTg5
Flakeandrun
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Because they aren't so gullible
Flakeandrun
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They already are. You're right.
Flakeandrun
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There is no response to be made except you can't fix stupid......golf clubs used to be made of wood, a lot of pro's now use CF, Tennis rackets used to be made of wood also now a lot of pro's use CF, there is no way CF shafts could be good for billiards......
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Flakeandrun
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From a cost perspective, there is real value to be found that is worth the money in wood. From the construction efforts to the material itself. There is simply money to be made from carbon. All these carbon tubes cost next to nothing to produce, and get sold to suckers with different stickers on them for an arm and a leg.
Better than wood for hitting a cueball? Debatable. Last longer? Maybe, if made to a repairable spec. Can't be bothered to write much more. I'm in a holiday kind of mood.
Never mind the pros, I'm amazed at how many players of all levels are using carbon fiber shafts now. In just a few years it went from maybe 1 out of 10 to more like 8 out of 10 on your typical league night. The whole tradition and feel thinking is definitely not swaying most to not go with the newest technology. At this point I think the only players who are fighting tooth and nail to stick with their wood shafts are those that have simply been playing way too long with their standard wood shafts and haven't been able to switch with good results. I would be willing to wager that the cut off of age of someone who says absolutely no to carbon fiber to someone who really doesn't care is or is looking forward to the swap is about 50.
Flakeandrun
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I'm born in the mid-90s, and I mostly just refuse to pay $500 for $5 of material and a bunch of nonsense tech jargon. Not tried a carbon shaft that ever felt 'good' to me, and I am lucky enough to live somewhere where people love to throw money at things, and try many things. I do enjoy listening to people at the hall trying to justify their purchasing. Hear all kinds of bollocks
definitely debatable. the last longer part is imo depending on the user. neither material will degrade if taken care of right. but it's probably also true that most users don't take care of their cue right (the ding people) and for them cf is better.